{"id":104,"date":"2023-08-15T15:35:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T15:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.caster.fm\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=104"},"modified":"2023-08-18T16:36:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T16:36:03","slug":"butt-free-windows-macos-linux","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.caster.fm\/help\/cloud\/broadcasting-tutorials\/butt-free-windows-macos-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"BUTT &#8211; Free &#8211; Windows, MacOS, Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Caster.fm API provides you with a streaming server (Icecast 2 Streaming Server) and a management interface\/app, in order to broadcast your content online you\u2019ll need to use a broadcast software to stream your content from your computer to the server, in this tutorial we will show how to install, configure and utilize BUTT to do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Start Streaming Server<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you can connect with the broadcast software you will need to start the server.<br>To do so, go to the Streaming Server block at the app dashboard and click the <strong>\u201cStart Server\u201d <\/strong>button<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caster.fm\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-558\" style=\"width:677px;height:311px\" width=\"677\" height=\"311\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At this block you will also have the server information you will need in order to configure your broadcast software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-info\"><strong>Multi-Channels<br><\/strong>If you have multiple channels, keep in mind that the <strong>Mount-Point <\/strong>and <strong>Broadcast Password<\/strong> are channel dependent, which means each channel has its own <strong>Mount-Point <\/strong>and <strong>Broadcast Password.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Connect with BUTT to the streaming server<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BUTT<\/strong> comes from <em>broadcasting using this too<\/em>l, is a <strong>FREE<\/strong> broadcast software. Being an easy to use tool, it is a multi-platform software, which makes it compatible with Windows, Mac and &nbsp;Linux. <strong><strong>BUTT<\/strong><\/strong> allows users to stream live audio data from computers or internet access points, using Mic or Line inputs to icecast servers. It has also a recording feature which makes it a great tool for recording your broadcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Software <strong>Characteristics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Supports aac+, mp3, ogg\/vorbis, ogg\/opus and ogg\/FLAC for streaming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supports aac+, mp3, ogg\/vorbis, ogg\/opus, ogg\/FLAC and wav for recording<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connects to a server automatically at startup<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connects to a server automatically when starting a recording<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Split recordings after a specific amount of time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Import or export configuration files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Update manually or automatically (by reading a file) current songs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Current status display<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automatically reconnects, in case of lost connection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Streams and records different bitrates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amplifies or attenuates input volumes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Customizable display colors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Download and install<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can download the software <a href=\"https:\/\/danielnoethen.de\/butt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Configuration<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caster.fm\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-559 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>After you launch the software for the first time you will need to configure the streaming server and metadata settings.<br>Click the <strong>Settings<\/strong> button at the top-mid corner to open the settings window.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caster.fm\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-560 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>At the <strong>Main<\/strong> tab click the <strong>ADD<\/strong> button underneath the <strong>Server<\/strong> select box to configure the streaming server information.<br>At the server type select <strong>Icecast,<\/strong> fill the rest of the fields with the values from the app dashboard as showed at the beginning of the article and click <strong>ADD.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caster.fm\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-561 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Next, Click the <strong>ADD <\/strong>button underneath the <strong>Stream Infos <\/strong>select box, fill in your station \/ broadcast information (stream name and description) and click <strong>ADD<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caster.fm\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-562 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Next move to the <strong>Audio<\/strong> tab of the <strong>Settings<\/strong> window, select your Audio input Device, then specify the desired <strong>Codec<\/strong>(encoding) and <strong>Bitrate<\/strong> under the <strong>Streaming<\/strong> label, move back to the <strong>Main<\/strong> tab and click the <strong>Save<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-info\"><strong>Encoding<br><\/strong>while the streaming server supports most of the available codecs, we highly recommend using the MP3 encoding. We cannot guarantee full functionality with any other encoder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-info\"><strong>Bitrate<br><\/strong>You can view the maximum allowed Bitrate at the Subscription block at the dashboard sidebar under &#8220;Max Quality\/Bitrate&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Broadcasting<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caster.fm\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-564 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>After setting up the configuration for the first time, to start broadcasting simply click the <strong>Play<\/strong> button. 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